The parade ran smoothly with many special vehicles joining the line up, many sports clubs and businesses got into the Christmas spirit, says EPIC Te Puke marketing manager Rebecca Larsen.

"The Seeka Te Puke Christmas Float Parade, originally set to run on 1 December, but could not due to bad weather - got to shine on Dec 15th.

"The parade invited entries from the Tauranga parade, who were also affected by weather and we were happy to see a few entries join us in Te Puke including, Tauranga Skate School, JeMMa’s home-based childcare and Astro Cheer."